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Re:Fossil fuels fall below 50% of US electricity for the fir... by fruit_snack on Wednesday April 23, 2025 @01:58AM (#43769063)
It doesn’t need to be so hard to admit when capitalism succeeds.
Re:Fossil fuels fall below 50% of US electricity for the fir... by clayhacks on Wednesday April 23, 2025 @12:06PM (#43773673)
Capitalism hasn’t succeeded yet in this case. It’s set the stage for success, but success in my eyes is measured when we hit net zero. That’s still not inevitable at this point
Re:Fossil fuels fall below 50% of US electricity for the fir... by adrianN on Thursday April 24, 2025 @01:26AM (#43779520)
I find it amusing that it counts as capitalism succeeding when first Germany and now China massively subsidize panel production.
Re:Fossil fuels fall below 50% of US electricity for the fir... by toomuchtodo on Thursday April 24, 2025 @03:21PM (#43786444)
To your point, it was political will, not capitalism. Capitalism is still slowing the EV transition down in developed countries attempting to protect their profits (tariffs and other protectionist policy) while China prints EVs as fast as they can, and they do not care about profits. Capitalism is also what is enabling oil companies to continue to exist with no recourse for the rest of us. We are succeeding despite capitalism.